Graduate Degree Programs

The Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE) offers an MS degree with three tracks; the Analytics track, the Industrial Engineering
(IE) track and the Systems Engineering (SE) track, as well as a PhD
degree. MS degree applicants must indicate which track they are applying
for on the application form. Note that the admission requirements for
the three tracks are different. Brief descriptions of these programs are
provided below; click on the program of your choice for more details.
In addition, the ISyE program also offers a dual MS in ISyE and Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering focus) and an integrated BS in ME/MS in
ISyE. Details
can be found below.

The Analytics Track features a curriculum that emphasizes data-driven decision making.
The track requires 30 credits of coursework, including a 4-credit Capstone course in
which students work on industry-sponsored projects.

Students studying for the MS in ISyE on the IE Track have three
options for completing their degree: Plan A, B, or C. Plan A requires 20
course credits and a thesis. Plan B requires 30 course credits and a final
project. Plan C requires 32 course credits and no thesis or final project.

The MS - SE track is a 30-credit coursework only program. It has
core curriculum of 14 credits that introduces students to the key
elements of SE practice such as

Defining the requirements for a system to satisfy multiple stakeholders and organizations throughout the life of the system

Developing a systems architecture – arrangement of elements and subsystems and allocation of functions to them to meet systems requirements

Integrating various elements/subsystems and deploying the system in an operational environment

Students can choose from a rich assortment of electives for the
remaining 16 credits in order to achieve
breadth in a variety of application areas. Examples include Health Informatics,
Nano-Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Industrial Mathematics.

The dual degree program provides students an opportunity to gain in-depth training and graduate credentials in both Industrial and Systems Engineering and Transportation Engineering. Transportation Engineering students utilize a variety of ISyE techniques, such as mathematical optimization, stochastic modeling, and queueing theory. Similarly, ISyE graduate students often work on transportation related issues in their research projects, e.g. vehicle routing and scheduling, logistics, modeling/evaluation of transportation policy issues, lifecycle costing, and design of complex systems. The dual degree program takes advantage of these synergies and offers interested students a chance to develop expertise in modeling techniques as well as detailed domain knowledge from a transportation engineering perspective.